I am a member of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution), so meeting the members and touring this historic home in Mobile, AL was very special to me. The DAR is a women's service organization dedicated to promoting historic preservation, education, patriotism and honoring the patriots of the Revolutionary War.
Lavish iron lace decorates the Richards House DAR Museum. This beautiful town house of the Italianate style tells the story of Mobile during its antebellum period.
Steamboat Captain Charles G. Richards and his wife, Caroline Elizabeth Steele, built their dream home in 1860. The Ideal Cement Company purchased the house from Richards' descendants in 1946. After being turned over to the city of Mobile in 1973, the five local chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution leased the home. The organization is responsible for furnishing and administering it as a period museum.
Susan Tomlinson, DAR executive board President, graciously described the home as she led us on a personal tour. The day we visited the home, graduate students from California were also touring the home. A special reception and tour was in progress for this group. We were privileged to be invited into the dining room and also posed with the DAR ladies for photos.
DAR members, dressed in antebellum dresses, prepare for the tea.
Suzan listening to descriptions of the room decor
Sharon with Susan Tomlinson, Board President.
Panes of ruby Bohemian glass decorate the home.
Susan Tomlinson, DAR executive board President, graciously described the home as she led us on a personal tour. The day we visited the home, graduate students from California were also touring the home. A special reception and tour was in progress for this group. We were privileged to be invited into the dining room and also posed with the DAR ladies for photos.
DAR members, dressed in antebellum dresses, prepare for the tea.
Suzan listening to descriptions of the room decor
Sharon with Susan Tomlinson, Board President.
Panes of ruby Bohemian glass decorate the home.
Stained glass window "Daughters of the American Revolution" in reception area.
An ornate upstairs bedroom.
This was a very special day for me.
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